| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Michael Ford (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Miller (fresh) SF - Joseph Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Thomas Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Warren Rhodes (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Michael Pagan (fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Fleming (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Blackmore (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Holmes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Manuel Wheeler (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | James Blackmore inbounds the ball | 32-45 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:45 | St. John's | Michael Pagan clanks a floater from the right side | 32-45 |
| 19:44 | New Mexico | Thomas Wilson snags the defensive board | 32-45 |
| 19:42 | New Mexico | Michael Ford's pass is intercepted by Timothy Fleming in the backcourt | 32-45 |
| 19:25 | St. John's | Thomas Wilson is called for the reach on Donald Holmes - foul #2 on Thomas Wilson, team foul #1 | 32-45 |
| 19:09 | St. John's | James Blackmore misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 32-45 |
| 19:08 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Warren Rhodes | 32-45 |
| 18:49 | New Mexico | Michael Pagan is called for the reach on Michael Ford - foul #1 on Michael Pagan, team foul #1 | 32-45 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Carlos Daluz (PG), Theodore Napier (SG), Joseph Kohut (SF), Trent Dorey (PF), Roger Jones (C) Michael Ford, David Miller, Joseph Smith, Thomas Wilson, Warren Rhodes | |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Kelly (SG), Robert Cobb (SF), Gary Wilson (PF), Horace Ringenberg (C) Timothy Fleming, James Blackmore, Donald Holmes, Manuel Wheeler | |
| 18:33 | New Mexico | Horace Ringenberg denies the turnaround by Roger Jones | 32-45 |
| 18:31 | New Mexico | Carlos Daluz snags the offensive board | 32-45 |
| 18:10 | New Mexico | Trent Dorey lays it up and in set up by Theodore Napier | 34-45 |
| 17:51 | St. John's | Michael Pagan misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-45 |
| 17:50 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Joseph Kohut | 34-45 |
| 17:34 | New Mexico | Roger Jones makes the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Trent Dorey and the foul's on Gary Wilson - foul #1 on Gary Wilson, team foul #2 | 36-45 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Michael Ford (PG), David Miller (SG), Joseph Smith (SF), Warren Rhodes (C) Carlos Daluz, Theodore Napier, Joseph Kohut, Trent Dorey | |
| Subs | St. John's | William Campbell (PG), Timothy Fleming (SG), James Blackmore (SF), Donald Holmes (PF), Manuel Wheeler (C) Michael Pagan, Richard Kelly, Robert Cobb, Gary Wilson, Horace Ringenberg | |
| 17:34 | New Mexico | Roger Jones makes the free throw | 37-45 |
| 17:10 | St. John's | Timothy Fleming misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on David Miller - foul #3 on David Miller, team foul #2 | 37-45 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Theodore Napier (SG), Thomas Wilson (PF) David Miller, Roger Jones | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 17:10 | St. John's | Timothy Fleming makes the 1st free throw | 37-46 |
| 17:10 | St. John's | Timothy Fleming misses the 2nd free throw | 37-46 |
| 17:10 | New Mexico | Warren Rhodes snags the defensive board | 37-46 |
| 17:05 | New Mexico | Michael Ford is fouled in the backcourt by William Campbell - foul #2 on William Campbell, team foul #3 | 37-46 |
| 16:47 | New Mexico | Warren Rhodes connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Michael Ford and he's hacked by Manuel Wheeler - foul #1 on Manuel Wheeler, team foul #4 | 39-46 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Esteban Chavez (SF) James Blackmore | |
| 16:47 | New Mexico | Warren Rhodes makes the free throw | 40-46 |
| 16:45 | St. John's | Theodore Napier is called for the reach on Timothy Fleming in the backcourt - foul #2 on Theodore Napier, team foul #3 | 40-46 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Carlos Daluz (PG) Theodore Napier | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 16:34 | St. John's | Donald Holmes connects on the jumper in the paint | 40-48 |
| 16:14 | New Mexico | Carlos Daluz hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-48 |
| 16:12 | New Mexico | Michael Ford gets the offensive rebound | 40-48 |
| 16:00 | New Mexico | Carlos Daluz throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-48 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Melvin Neal (PG), David Miller (SG), Joseph Kohut (C) Carlos Daluz, Michael Ford, Warren Rhodes | |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Pagan (PG), James Blackmore (SF) William Campbell, Esteban Chavez | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Melvin Neal (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - David Miller (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Joseph Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Thomas Wilson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Kohut (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Michael Pagan (fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Fleming (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Blackmore (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Holmes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Manuel Wheeler (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:58 | St. John's | Michael Pagan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-48 |
| 15:51 | New Mexico | James Blackmore is called for the reach on Joseph Smith - foul #2 on James Blackmore, team foul #5 | 40-48 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Gary Wilson (C) Manuel Wheeler | |
| 15:34 | New Mexico | Joseph Smith double dribbles | 40-48 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Kelly (SG) Timothy Fleming | |
| 15:21 | St. John's | Michael Pagan can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 40-48 |
| 15:19 | St. John's | Donald Holmes tips it in | 40-50 |
| 14:59 | New Mexico | Melvin Neal hits a floater from just outside the lane | 42-50 |
| 14:54 | St. John's | Melvin Neal steals it from James Blackmore in the backcourt | 42-50 |
| 14:52 | New Mexico | Joseph Smith lays it in on a great pass from Melvin Neal | 44-50 |
| 14:37 | St. John's | Michael Pagan hits a wide open floater from the free throw line set up by Richard Kelly | 44-52 |
| 14:13 | New Mexico | Gary Wilson is called for the reach on Thomas Wilson - foul #2 on Gary Wilson, team foul #6 | 44-52 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Michael Ford (PG), Theodore Napier (SG), Trent Dorey (PF), Warren Rhodes (C) Melvin Neal, David Miller, Thomas Wilson, Joseph Kohut | |
| Subs | St. John's | Timothy Fleming (SG), Robert Cobb (SF), Esteban Chavez (PF), Horace Ringenberg (C) Richard Kelly, James Blackmore, Donald Holmes, Gary Wilson | |
| 14:03 | New Mexico | Trent Dorey hits the finger roll on a great pass from Theodore Napier | 46-52 |
| 13:50 | St. John's | Michael Pagan drills a 3 from the left wing | 46-55 |
| 13:48 | New Mexico | Michael Ford's pass is intercepted by Robert Cobb in the backcourt | 46-55 |
| 13:42 | St. John's | Timothy Fleming misses short on a floater from the right side | 46-55 |
| 13:41 | New Mexico | Joseph Smith pulls down the rebound | 46-55 |
| 13:37 | New Mexico | Michael Ford misses long on a jump hook from the baseline | 46-55 |
| 13:35 | St. John's | Horace Ringenberg gets the rebound | 46-55 |
| 13:22 | St. John's | Michael Ford is called for the reach on Timothy Fleming - foul #3 on Michael Ford, team foul #4 | 46-55 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Carlos Daluz (SF), Roger Jones (PF) Joseph Smith, Trent Dorey | |
| Subs | St. John's | William Campbell (PG), James Blackmore (SF), Donald Holmes (PF), Manuel Wheeler (C) Michael Pagan, Robert Cobb, Esteban Chavez, Horace Ringenberg | |
| 12:56 | St. John's | Donald Holmes connects on the turnaround from the left block set up by James Blackmore | 46-57 |
| 12:54 | New Mexico | Michael Ford is fouled in the backcourt by William Campbell - foul #3 on William Campbell, team foul #7 | 46-57 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Melvin Neal (PG), Joseph Kohut (PF) Theodore Napier, Roger Jones | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 12:54 | New Mexico | Michael Ford misses the 1st free throw | 46-57 |
| 12:54 | St. John's | Donald Holmes pulls down the rebound | 46-57 |
| 12:36 | St. John's | Timothy Fleming hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 46-57 |
| 12:34 | New Mexico | Michael Ford grabs the board | 46-57 |
| 12:28 | New Mexico | Joseph Kohut buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-57 |
| 12:07 | St. John's | James Blackmore clanks a jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Warren Rhodes - foul #1 on Warren Rhodes, team foul #5 | 49-57 |
| Subs | New Mexico | David Miller (SG), Trent Dorey (SF), Thomas Wilson (PF) Michael Ford, Carlos Daluz, Joseph Kohut | |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Pagan (PG), Robert Cobb (SG), Gary Wilson (PF) William Campbell, Timothy Fleming, Donald Holmes | |
| 12:07 | St. John's | James Blackmore makes the 1st free throw | 49-58 |
| 12:07 | St. John's | James Blackmore makes the 2nd free throw | 49-59 |
| 12:04 | New Mexico | Thomas Wilson travels in the backcourt | 49-59 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Esteban Chavez (SF) James Blackmore | |
| 11:59 | St. John's | Michael Pagan hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Gary Wilson | 49-61 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Melvin Neal (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Miller (fairly fresh) 3 pf. SF - Trent Dorey (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Thomas Wilson (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Warren Rhodes (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Michael Pagan (fairly fresh) 27 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Cobb (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Esteban Chavez (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Wilson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Manuel Wheeler (tiring) 4 reb. | |
| 11:41 | New Mexico | David Miller hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-61 |
| 11:23 | St. John's | Michael Pagan misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-61 |
| 11:21 | New Mexico | Warren Rhodes pulls down the rebound | 52-61 |
| 11:16 | New Mexico | Robert Cobb picks off the pass by Warren Rhodes | 52-61 |
| 11:10 | St. John's | Warren Rhodes is called for the reach on Michael Pagan - foul #2 on Warren Rhodes, team foul #6 | 52-61 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Michael Ford (PG), Theodore Napier (SG), Joseph Smith (SF), Roger Jones (PF), Joseph Kohut (C) Melvin Neal, David Miller, Trent Dorey, Thomas Wilson, Warren Rhodes | |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Kelly (PG), Timothy Fleming (SG) Michael Pagan, Esteban Chavez | |
| 10:52 | St. John's | Timothy Fleming lays it up and in set up by Gary Wilson | 52-63 |
| 10:36 | New Mexico | Michael Ford is open and buries a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Theodore Napier | 54-63 |
| 10:30 | St. John's | Michael Ford steps in front of the Timothy Fleming pass in the backcourt | 54-63 |
| 10:17 | New Mexico | Joseph Kohut knocks in the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Ford and he's fouled by Gary Wilson - foul #3 on Gary Wilson, team foul #8 | 56-63 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Melvin Neal (PG), David Miller (SG), Carlos Daluz (SF), Thomas Wilson (PF) Michael Ford, Theodore Napier, Joseph Smith, Roger Jones | |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Pagan (PG), William Campbell (SG), James Blackmore (SF), Donald Holmes (PF), Horace Ringenberg (C) Richard Kelly, Timothy Fleming, Robert Cobb, Gary Wilson, Manuel Wheeler | |
| 10:17 | New Mexico | Joseph Kohut misses the free throw | 56-63 |
| 10:17 | St. John's | William Campbell pulls down the rebound | 56-63 |
| 09:57 | St. John's | William Campbell clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Thomas Wilson - foul #3 on Thomas Wilson, team foul #7 | 56-63 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Warren Rhodes (C) Joseph Kohut | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 09:57 | St. John's | William Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 56-64 |
| 09:57 | St. John's | William Campbell makes the 2nd free throw | 56-65 |
| 09:32 | New Mexico | Warren Rhodes misses the floater from the right wing | 56-65 |
| 09:31 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Horace Ringenberg | 56-65 |
| 09:27 | St. John's | Michael Pagan can't connect on an uncontested 3 from the left corner | 56-65 |
| 09:25 | St. John's | Donald Holmes grabs the offensive board | 56-65 |
| 09:09 | St. John's | Donald Holmes makes the shot from the right block | 56-67 |
| 09:02 | New Mexico | David Miller loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 56-67 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Michael Ford (PG), Theodore Napier (SG), Joseph Smith (SF), Roger Jones (PF) Melvin Neal, David Miller, Carlos Daluz, Thomas Wilson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Timothy Fleming (SG), Manuel Wheeler (C) William Campbell, Horace Ringenberg | |
| 08:40 | St. John's | Michael Pagan misses the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Roger Jones - foul #1 on Roger Jones, team foul #8 | 56-67 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Trent Dorey (PF) Warren Rhodes | |
| Subs | St. John's | Esteban Chavez (SF) James Blackmore | |
| 08:40 | St. John's | Michael Pagan makes the 1st free throw | 56-68 |
| 08:40 | St. John's | Michael Pagan makes the 2nd free throw | 56-69 |
| 08:22 | New Mexico | Joseph Smith hits a wide open 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Roger Jones | 59-69 |
| 07:53 | St. John's | Michael Pagan misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 59-69 |
| 07:51 | St. John's | Esteban Chavez tips it but misses | 59-69 |
| 07:50 | St. John's | Esteban Chavez tips it but misses | 59-69 |
| 07:49 | St. John's | Manuel Wheeler hits the follow up shot | 59-71 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Michael Ford (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Theodore Napier (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joseph Smith (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Trent Dorey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Roger Jones (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Michael Pagan (tiring) 29 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Fleming (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Esteban Chavez (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Donald Holmes (tired) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Manuel Wheeler (tired) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:43 | New Mexico | Michael Ford is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Pagan - foul #2 on Michael Pagan, team foul #9 | 59-71 |
| Subs | New Mexico | David Miller (SG), Thomas Wilson (PF), Joseph Kohut (C) Theodore Napier, Trent Dorey, Roger Jones | |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Kelly (PG), Robert Cobb (SF), Gary Wilson (PF), Horace Ringenberg (C) Michael Pagan, Esteban Chavez, Donald Holmes, Manuel Wheeler | |
| 07:43 | New Mexico | Michael Ford makes the 1st free throw | 60-71 |
| 07:43 | New Mexico | Michael Ford makes the 2nd free throw | 61-71 |
| 07:41 | St. John's | Michael Ford takes the ball from Robert Cobb in the backcourt | 61-71 |
| 07:40 | New Mexico | Michael Ford can't throw it down | 61-71 |
| 07:39 | St. John's | Horace Ringenberg snags the defensive board | 61-71 |
| 07:18 | St. John's | Timothy Fleming connects on the open shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Richard Kelly | 61-73 |
| 07:13 | New Mexico | Michael Ford is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Kelly - foul #1 on Richard Kelly, team foul #10 | 61-73 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Melvin Neal (PG), Carlos Daluz (SF), Warren Rhodes (C) David Miller, Joseph Smith, Thomas Wilson | |
| Subs | St. John's | William Campbell (SG), James Blackmore (SF) Timothy Fleming, Robert Cobb | |
| 07:13 | New Mexico | Michael Ford makes the 1st free throw | 62-73 |
| 07:13 | New Mexico | Michael Ford makes the 2nd free throw | 63-73 |
| 07:02 | St. John's | William Campbell is fouled on the floor by Michael Ford - foul #4 on Michael Ford, team foul #9 | 63-73 |
| Subs | New Mexico | David Miller (SG) Michael Ford | |
| Subs | St. John's | Donald Holmes (PF) Horace Ringenberg | |
| 07:02 | St. John's | William Campbell misses the 1st free throw | 63-73 |
| 07:02 | New Mexico | Joseph Kohut grabs the board | 63-73 |
| 06:44 | New Mexico | Carlos Daluz comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 63-73 |
| 06:42 | New Mexico | Carlos Daluz hits the follow up shot | 65-73 |
| 06:37 | St. John's | James Blackmore scores on a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Kelly | 65-75 |
| 06:20 | New Mexico | Joseph Kohut is open but comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 65-75 |
| 06:18 | St. John's | Donald Holmes grabs the defensive rebound | 65-75 |
| 06:06 | St. John's | Joseph Kohut is called for the reach on Donald Holmes - foul #1 on Joseph Kohut, team foul #10 | 65-75 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Michael Ford (PG), Theodore Napier (SG), Joseph Smith (SF), Thomas Wilson (PF) Melvin Neal, David Miller, Carlos Daluz, Joseph Kohut | |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Pagan (PG), Timothy Fleming (SG), Robert Cobb (SF), Manuel Wheeler (C) William Campbell, Richard Kelly, James Blackmore, Gary Wilson | |
| 06:06 | St. John's | Donald Holmes makes the 1st free throw | 65-76 |
| 06:06 | St. John's | Donald Holmes misses the 2nd free throw | 65-76 |
| 06:06 | New Mexico | Warren Rhodes grabs the board | 65-76 |
| 05:51 | New Mexico | Thomas Wilson drills a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Michael Ford and he's hacked by Donald Holmes - foul #2 on Donald Holmes, team foul #11 | 67-76 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Roger Jones (C) Warren Rhodes | |
| Subs | St. John's | Horace Ringenberg (PF) Donald Holmes | |
| 05:51 | New Mexico | Thomas Wilson misses the free throw | 67-76 |
| 05:51 | St. John's | Horace Ringenberg gets the rebound | 67-76 |
| 05:44 | St. John's | Michael Pagan is hacked by Roger Jones - foul #2 on Roger Jones, team foul #11 | 67-76 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Trent Dorey (PF) Thomas Wilson | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 05:44 | St. John's | Michael Pagan makes the 1st free throw | 67-77 |
| 05:44 | St. John's | Michael Pagan makes the 2nd free throw | 67-78 |
| 05:28 | New Mexico | Joseph Smith misses badly on a jumper from close range | 67-78 |
| 05:26 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Timothy Fleming | 67-78 |
| 04:58 | St. John's | Timothy Fleming comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 67-78 |
| 04:57 | New Mexico | Joseph Smith pulls down the rebound | 67-78 |
| 04:52 | New Mexico | Joseph Smith misses the wide open 3 pointer from the left corner | 67-78 |
| 04:50 | St. John's | Michael Pagan gets the rebound | 67-78 |
| 04:43 | St. John's | Timothy Fleming double dribbles | 67-78 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Melvin Neal (PG), David Miller (SG), Carlos Daluz (SF), Thomas Wilson (PF), Joseph Kohut (C) Michael Ford, Theodore Napier, Joseph Smith, Trent Dorey, Roger Jones | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Blackmore (SF), Esteban Chavez (PF), Gary Wilson (C) Robert Cobb, Horace Ringenberg, Manuel Wheeler | |
| 04:30 | New Mexico | David Miller misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 67-78 |
| 04:29 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Gary Wilson | 67-78 |
| 04:10 | St. John's | Gary Wilson's fadeaway is rejected by Thomas Wilson | 67-78 |
| 04:09 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Joseph Kohut | 67-78 |
| 03:48 | New Mexico | Joseph Kohut misses the open dunk | 67-78 |
| 03:46 | New Mexico | Thomas Wilson gets the offensive rebound | 67-78 |
| 03:46 | New Mexico | New Mexico calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 67-78 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Michael Ford (SG), Joseph Smith (SF), Warren Rhodes (C) David Miller, Carlos Daluz, Joseph Kohut | |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Kelly (PG), William Campbell (SG), Donald Holmes (PF) Michael Pagan, Timothy Fleming, James Blackmore | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Melvin Neal (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Ford (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SF - Joseph Smith (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Thomas Wilson (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Warren Rhodes (tiring) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Richard Kelly (fresh) 6 ast. SG - William Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Esteban Chavez (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Donald Holmes (tiring) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Gary Wilson (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:39 | New Mexico | Joseph Smith drills a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Ford | 70-78 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:24 | St. John's | Donald Holmes blows the wide open dunk | 70-78 |
| 03:23 | New Mexico | Joseph Smith grabs the board | 70-78 |
| 02:58 | New Mexico | Joseph Smith makes the jump hook from close range and the foul's on Esteban Chavez - foul #1 on Esteban Chavez, team foul #12 | 72-78 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Theodore Napier (SG), Trent Dorey (PF) Melvin Neal, Thomas Wilson | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Blackmore (SF), Manuel Wheeler (C) Esteban Chavez, Gary Wilson | |
| 02:58 | New Mexico | Joseph Smith makes the free throw | 73-78 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:44 | St. John's | William Campbell comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 73-78 |
| 02:42 | St. John's | Donald Holmes gets the offensive rebound | 73-78 |
| 02:28 | St. John's | James Blackmore hits the finger roll on a great pass from William Campbell | 73-80 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:18 | New Mexico | Theodore Napier is called for 10 seconds | 73-80 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Carlos Daluz (SF), Joseph Kohut (PF) Joseph Smith, Trent Dorey | |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Pagan (PG), Timothy Fleming (SG), Robert Cobb (SF) William Campbell, Richard Kelly, James Blackmore | |
| 02:04 | St. John's | Timothy Fleming can't connect on a floater in the paint | 73-80 |
| 02:02 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Warren Rhodes | 73-80 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 01:46 | New Mexico | Michael Pagan is called for the reach on Theodore Napier - foul #3 on Michael Pagan, team foul #13 | 73-80 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Melvin Neal (PG), Joseph Smith (SF), Thomas Wilson (PF) Michael Ford, Carlos Daluz, Joseph Kohut | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Blackmore (SF) Robert Cobb | |
| 01:46 | New Mexico | Theodore Napier makes the 1st free throw | 74-80 |
| 01:46 | New Mexico | Theodore Napier misses the 2nd free throw | 74-80 |
| 01:46 | St. John's | Donald Holmes snags the defensive board | 74-80 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 01:22 | St. John's | Timothy Fleming is denied on a layup by Thomas Wilson | 74-80 |
| 01:21 | New Mexico | Theodore Napier grabs the board | 74-80 |
| 01:21 | New Mexico | New Mexico calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 74-80 |
| Subs | New Mexico | David Miller (SG) Theodore Napier | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 01:02 | New Mexico | Timothy Fleming steals the ball from Joseph Smith | 74-80 |
| 00:57 | St. John's | Timothy Fleming is hacked by David Miller in the backcourt - foul #4 on David Miller, team foul #12 | 74-80 |
| 00:57 | St. John's | Timothy Fleming makes the 1st free throw | 74-81 |
| 00:57 | St. John's | Timothy Fleming misses the 2nd free throw | 74-81 |
| 00:57 | New Mexico | Warren Rhodes grabs the board | 74-81 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 00:51 | New Mexico | Joseph Smith misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 74-81 |
| 00:50 | New Mexico | Thomas Wilson tips it home | 76-81 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 00:29 | St. John's | Donald Holmes hits a driving attempt from close range set up by Michael Pagan | 76-83 |
| 00:29 | New Mexico | New Mexico calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 76-83 |
| 00:24 | New Mexico | Joseph Smith misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 76-83 |
| 00:23 | New Mexico | David Miller pulls down the offensive rebound | 76-83 |
| 00:19 | New Mexico | David Miller clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 76-83 |
| 00:18 | St. John's | Donald Holmes pulls down the rebound | 76-83 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 00:16 | St. John's | Donald Holmes is hacked by David Miller in the backcourt - foul #5 on David Miller, team foul #13 | 76-83 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Michael Ford (SG) David Miller | |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Kelly (SG) Timothy Fleming | |
| 00:16 | St. John's | Donald Holmes makes the 1st free throw | 76-84 |
| 00:16 | St. John's | Donald Holmes misses the 2nd free throw | 76-84 |
| 00:16 | New Mexico | Warren Rhodes snags the defensive board | 76-84 |
| 00:14 | New Mexico | New Mexico calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 76-84 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Timothy Fleming (SG) Richard Kelly | |
| 00:12 | New Mexico | Melvin Neal misses long on an open 3pt attempt from the right wing | 76-84 |
| 00:10 | New Mexico | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Ford | 76-84 |
| 00:07 | New Mexico | Thomas Wilson connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 79-84 |
| 00:05 | St. John's | James Blackmore is hacked by Michael Ford in the backcourt - foul #5 on Michael Ford, team foul #14 | 79-84 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Theodore Napier (SG) Michael Ford | |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Kelly (SG) Timothy Fleming | |
| 00:05 | St. John's | James Blackmore makes the 1st free throw | 79-85 |
| 00:05 | St. John's | James Blackmore makes the 2nd free throw | 79-86 |
| 00:00 | New Mexico | Theodore Napier misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 79-86 |